My SCA 150 g Build Thread

[Martyd]

Sorry for the bad pics. I just received the tank today. I went with SCA stand was pleasantly surprised with what I got. It's solid wood and very heavy. I'm going to work on making the interior more moisture/water resistant, probably with a coat of Kilz and possibly a custom made PVC tray to catch any spills. The tank will be sitting on hardwood floors (I know, I know) and I want to do as much as I can to prevent water from reaching the floor.

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The tank was as I expected, except for a wonky overflow cover (the actual overflow is made of glass), which is warped. I'm looking into options to fix that before the tank is filled.

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[Acro maniac]

Ill tag along

 

[Chrisfish]

Congratulations, looks good

 

[mta_morrow]

How’s the build going?

 

[vasilithegreek]

Any updates on the build? My overflow looked just like that. Just seeing if it hindered anything.

 

[Martyd]

The tank is doing well. I haven’t had any problems at all. I’m very happy with it. I’d be happy to ask answer any questions.

 

[vasilithegreek]

How are you liking your sump with the 150? Curious just trying to figure out if I go larger than the trigger sumps I've been looking at.

 

[Martyd]

How are you liking your sump with the 150? Curious just trying to figure out if I go larger than the trigger sumps I've been looking at.

I wanted some room in the stand for other equipment, so I’m very happy with the Trigger sump. You could go a bit larger depending on your needs, but I don’t think it’s necessary.

 

[vasilithegreek]

How quiet is your sump? I really want to try minimizing sound as much as possible. It's the trigger 39, right? Yeah I keep on bouncing around 1 main reason is my skimmer is a bit to big for most sumps it's the super reef octopus 3000. I wanted to run the triton sump but the skimmer section is to small and the trigger 39 is the only sump that I can run it in skimmer or fuge with out going custom.

 

[Martyd]

How quiet is your sump? I really want to try minimizing sound as much as possible. It's the trigger 39, right? Yeah I keep on bouncing around 1 main reason is my skimmer is a bit to big for most sumps it's the super reef octopus 3000. I wanted to run the triton sump but the skimmer section is to small and the trigger 39 is the only sump that I can run it in skimmer or fuge with out going custom.

Very quiet, but that’s due to my overflow set up. I use a Herbie overflow. It’s pretty much silent.